Joshua Bourne
EDUC-6731C-3 Assessment for Learning
ASSESSMENT PHOTO ALBUM
PURPOSE OF THE PHOTO ALBUM
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This photo album is designed for our
interdisciplinary unit of World History and
English Language Arts, to serve as an exciting
guide of what assessments to prepare for as
we decide the best way to meet the goals for
this unit!
LEARNING GOALS (PERFORMANCE)
Students will create and conduct a
presentation on the key concepts and valuable
information associated with a major world
religion.
 Students will oversee a follow-up assignment
that their peers will complete to help them
better understand what was presented on a
particular world religion.
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LEARNING GOALS (PERFORMANCE)
LEARNING GOALS (REFLECTIVE)
Students will identify what the most important
steps to follow are in verifying information found in
research through a report that also highlights the
planning process throughout the project.
 Students will complete a self and group
assessment and detailed written reflection to
explain what the difficulties were in assuming the
role of a teacher and producing an informative
lesson from start to finish (planning, presentation,
assessments, grading, etc.).
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LEARNING GOALS (REFLECTIVE)
DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT (HOOK)
“What would you do if you could become the
teacher in Mr. Bourne’s World History class for
a day and Mr. Bourne would be the student?
What type of instruction would you use, where
your classmates would still learn?”
*FREE WRITE*
DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT (PRIOR KNOWLEDGE)
World Religions
Christianity
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
K.W.L.
Hinduism
Confucianism
DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT (FAMILY/COMMUNITY)
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Students will complete a written reflection, in
an effort to have the students understand that
this project is beyond just a research project on
world religions but that it provides an
opportunity to test and improve on skills that
they may very well need given the changing
climate of our community, by answering
questions such as…….
DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT (FAMILY/COMMUNITY)
Family/Community Written Response Reflection
Directions: On a separate sheet of paper respond, in depth, to the following
questions. Do not include your name. **You are not required to share information that
is sensitive. You may choose to answer anything that you are comfortable with.
1. How long have you (and your immediate family) lived in Niles?
2. Have you had other family in Niles longer?
3. What do your parents do for a living? What company do they work for and where?
4. If you answered the previous question, how long have your parents worked there?
5. Do you know what your parents did before their current jobs?
6. Have you had a family member affected by the poor economy of the last 10 years?
7. What is your view of Niles, as a community? How has that view changed in the years that
you have lived here?
8. What do you see yourself doing for a living? Where do you intend to live and fulfill that
dream?
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (INFORMAL)
Oral questioning in the lab to make sure that
they have the important understandings for
their religion and that they are on the right
track in terms of organizing their presentations
appropriately.
 Small-group need based instruction. Example:
Scheduled lab lesson on PowerPoint
animations.
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FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (INFORMAL)
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (FORMAL)
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Groups will be required to sit down, take out their rubrics
given to them at the beginning of the unit, and assess
where their overall project is at. A graded list of what is
done, what is not done, and what help is needed will be
typed and turned in periodically.
Follow-up assignments that will be creative activities
designed to highlight the most important concepts
associated with each religion. These will serve as
important practice and checkpoints for understanding
prior to the summative quiz that the students will take
when all of the religions have been presented.
FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (FORMAL)
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OUTLINE
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Do you want to learn skills that will help in
school and beyond?
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Choose a PowerPoint or Video to make for your group’s
presentation!
Do you want to work with someone you can
trust?
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Groups will include ONE person of your choice, while the other two
will be paired with you through a random draw.
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT OUTLINE
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How could you take advantage of an experience
as teacher for a few of weeks?
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Research and organize information for an informative
presentation, of 10 - 15 minutes, over one of the world’s major
religions.
Create and implement an assignment that takes 7 – 10+ minutes
for the class to complete after your group’s presentation.
Collect and grade 100% of the post-assignments.
Write 5 test questions pertaining to the most important, yet basic,
information associated with your group’s religion.
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
Oral Presentation Rubric : World Religion Project
Teacher Name: Mr. Bourne
Student Name:
________________________________________
CATEGORY
3
2
1
Content
Shows a full
understanding of the
topic, as it relates to
the guide provided
during research.
Shows a good
understanding of
parts of the topic, as
it relates to the guide
provided during
research.
Does not seem to
understand the topic
very well.
Speaks Clearly
Speaks clearly and
distinctly all (10095%) the time, and
mispronounces no
words.
Speaks clearly and
distinctly most ( 9485%) of the time.
Mispronounces no
more than one word.
Often mumbles or
can not be
understood OR
mispronounces more
than one word.
Comprehension
Student is able to
accurately answer
almost all questions
posed by classmates
about the topic.
Student is able to
accurately answer a
few questions by
classmates, but
more than a few are
left unsupported.
Student is unable to
accurately answer
questions posed by
classmates about
the topic.
Time-Limit
Presentation is 1015 minutes long.
Presentation is 1-3
minutes under or
over.
Presentation is more
than 3 minutes off.
Stays on Topic
Stays on topic all
(100%) of the time.
Stays on topic some
(99%-75%) of the
time.
It was hard to tell
what the topic was.
Collaboration
with Peers
Almost always
listens to, shares
with, and supports
the efforts of others
in the group. Tries to
keep people working
well together.
Often listens to,
shares with, and
supports the efforts
of others in the
group but sometimes
is not a good team
member.
Rarely listens to,
shares with, and
supports the efforts
of others in the
group. Often is not a
good team member.
Posture and Eye
Contact
Stands up straight,
looks relaxed and
confident.
Establishes eye
contact with
everyone in the
room during the
presentation.
Sometimes stands
up straight and
establishes eye
contact.
Slouches and/or
does not look at
people during the
presentation.
PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT RUBRIC
World Religions Project Post-Assignment
Teacher Name: Mr. Bourne
Student Name:
CATEGORY
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3
2
1
Accuracy of
Content
All information made All but some of the
for the assignment is information made for
correct.
the assignment is
correct.
Most of the
information for the
assignment is
irrelevant.
Attractiveness
Contrasting colors
and at least 3
original graphics
were used to give
the assignment
visual appeal.
Contrasting colors
Little or no color or
and at least 1
graphics were
original graphic were included.
used to give the
assignment visual
appeal.
Creativity
The group put a lot
of thought into
making the
assignment
interesting as shown
by creative
questions.
The group put some
thought into making
the assignment
interesting. Some
questions were not
necessary.
Little thought was
put into making the
assignment
interesting.
Time
Management
The assignment
took over half the
class longer than 7
minutes to complete.
The assignment was
a little too short
given that more than
half of the class
completed it in
under seven
minutes.
The assignment was
completed by nearly
everyone within 5
minutes
PAPER-AND-PENCIL ASSESSMENT
Groups will be expected to generate several
test questions over basic knowledge of their
religion that will be used on the paper-andpencil summative quiz after all presentations
are completed. Those questions will, in some
cases, be revised in order to provide variety on
the assessment as well as to refine them for
consistency.
 In other words….YOU GUYS MAKE THE TEST!
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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN:
Ultimately, the basic knowledge regarding the world’s major religions….
What it is like to be a teacher….
How to work effectively in groups….
How to conduct accurate research….
How to make and perform a 21st century presentation….
Among countless other useful skills….
Lets get to work and see what we can learn!